Finance Manager

Title: Finance ManagerThe Finance Manager is responsible for financial planning and analysis. He/she will lead financial strategies, process improvement, and system simplification to drive business growth. He/she will manage key profit and loss items such as gross margins, advertising and promotions and general & administrative expenses.BU Gross Profit ManagementManages the company’s gross profit strategy and ensures timely implementation of plans to achieve the target gross profit.Analyzes and recommends cost savings opportunities.Collaborates with business partners to ensure timely implementation (i.e. R&D, Demand Team, SPG and Supply Chain)Monitors movement of Gross Profit and provides commentaries for variance analysis. Drives programs and projects that will help bridge the gap to reach target Gross Profit.Sets and governs guardrails to minimize unfavorable impact to Gross Profit during Sales and Operations Execution/Plans (S&OE/P) discussions. Product AnalyticsLeads product analytics and reporting. Builds proper principles on the right level of Gross Profit for product/marketing launches.Analyzes product category gross profit and creates levers to improve profit.Partners with various stakeholder to understand the drivers of cost of the product.Ensures the integrity of product costing database in various platforms (e.g. DSP) brand campaigns, trade marketing programs, etc.)Provides financial recommendations to ensure project targets are met.Creates financial models to analyze the profitability of various business model to drive sales growth in various channels.Partners with various stakeholder in managing and monitoring of Advertising and &Promotions budget.Provides business strategies in ensuring efficiency in A&P utilization.Main Office and Operations Business PartnerManages main office and operations annual budget.Provides outlook and opportunities in cost savings.Timely escalation of business risks and opportunities to partnersDrives main office and operations budget to ensure efficiency and target achievement.Provides insights to functional heads on how to properly manage their department budgets. Job QualificationsMust be a graduate of any 4-year finance or business-related course.Must have at least 5 years of experience in financial planning & analysis.Experience in managing key profit and loss items such as gross margins, advertising and promotions and general & administrative expenses.Willing to be assigned in Ortigas, Pasig City on a hybrid working set-up (2 days, 3 days work-from-home/week).Jollibee Foods Corporation is the hiring entity for this requisition.